Posted on 03/24/2025 3:01:46 PM PDT by nickcarraway
Nancy Wilson is not afraid to share her displeasure with the current state of America.
During a recent conversation with the Milwaukee Journal Sentinel, the Heart guitarist noted that the group’s 1975 hit “Crazy on You” was inspired by one of the most tumultuous times in US history.
"We were kind of embarrassed at that time to call ourselves American because of the dirty politics of the Vietnam War," Wilson said, adding that the tune still resonates in 2025. "To be as subtle as possible, it's more embarrassing [to be American] now."
Wilson’s perspective isn’t just about politics. She also sees rampant sexism and misogyny in today’s culture that echoes another of Heart’s most famous songs, “Barracuda.”
READ MORE: Top 10 Heart Songs
"[Barracuda] is even more relevant in the salacious billionaire culture with the grab-them-by-the-pussy mentality," Wilson declared. "These songs will be there long after we are gone.”
Despite her disappointment with where America is today, Wilson added that she sees change on the horizon.
"I think for women in the culture the pendulum will come back again, and there'll be another renaissance in the arts to push back against the oppression of the cranky old rich white guys," she noted. "I hope I am alive to see that next revolution."
Is Heart Touring in 2025? Heart recently launched their 2025 tour, their first trek since canceling a run of shows last year so that singer Ann Wilson could undergo treatment for cancer.
The Royal Flush tour -- which also features Cheap Trick and Squeeze -- ends at the end of April, but Heart will waste little time getting back on the road. The band will kick off a run of dates dubbed 'An Evening With Heart' beginning May 31. That trek will see the Wilson sisters and company performing two separate sets each night.
One lick wonder says what?
So leave.
Problem solved.
Move to a moslem country. Let us know how you make out.
Is that the fat one?
Ah, Nance, it's quite well known that "Crazy on You" was inspired by your sister screwing your producer. Nice try, though.
I really need a safe place to cry....... I wonder if this will affect the outcome of the war between Russia and the Urkraine..or if the folks in Gaza will stop fighting long enough to see what she did.
Is she still here, or has she left?
America is embarrassed that Heart’s Nancy Wilson exists within its borders.
My thought exactly! And she will not be missed.
Anything else?
No the other one.
Ah, the problems of the narcissistic idle rich...they think everyone MUST know what their feewings are...
You can do it!
Yes, Nancy Wilson can really make a difference is she joins her comrades in Gaza. I’m sure they’ll show her the royal treatment.
I saw Squeeze On either Christmas eve or the day before 1985.
They must be getting a bit long in the tooth by now.
i wonder if the band is still complete from those days...
Dirty hippies never change.
Fat. old and way out of the world she was in. So you scream- hey, look at me. For clicks. She is and was largely a mess.
“ Let’s just say their music doesn’t stand the test of time.”
It’s played daily on radio stations 50 years later. That is the definition of standing the test of time.
I am embarrassed that she is an American, too.
I’m embarrassed about her too.
I hear Haiti is nice this time of year. Or maybe a lovely vacation to beautiful Lebanon.
Disclaimer: Opinions posted on Free Republic are those of the individual posters and do not necessarily represent the opinion of Free Republic or its management. All materials posted herein are protected by copyright law and the exemption for fair use of copyrighted works.